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tele-marketeers/cold callers, do u hate them?

seems that when times are bad, i receive more and more calls from tele-marketeers.

my work is busy, and when my phone rings, and its by someone whom i dunno, and trying to pitch some "good deals" to me, i get very irritated. jus feel like screaming into the mouth piece and make him/her deaf (of course i dun do tat). but after i identified tat as a nuisance call, i jus hang up w/o saying anything.

i understand that they are also making a living, but receiving a few of such calls a day dun exactly makes me feel good. somemore, i dun ve free incoming.

Re: tele-marketeers/cold callers, do u hate them?

Everyone understands they are just people making a living, they got to understand
we are just people who don't like such calls. So fair's fair.

Some really persistent (annoying) ones make repeated calls, hang up repeatedly.
If really persistent, there's a function on hp called "divert".

"Is there a better time to call you?"

Nope, usually they call at unappropriate timings. Most of the time they don't check
the financial background of the person they call. What's the point of insisting purchase of etc etc plan when that person couldn't afford it or already have a plan with another company.

Oh yah...i never scold them...ever. I don't see the point of scolding someone over the phone, doesnt change anybody's life.

Re: tele-marketeers/cold callers, do u hate them?

For me I just say not interested and thank them for calling.
They need to make a living too la so be nice to them also

But there's once, some bank promotion thing telemarketer called,
got pretty pissed off cause they are promoting some gold card thing
and i say "sorry my annual doesn't meet the requirement" he just
continue to talk and talk talk talk .... i actually had to say the same
thing 3 times before he got it and said "oh your annual income doesn't
meet?" and i said "yes. that's what i've been telling you 3 times already"
sometimes they really have to listen instead of just blabbering away.

Re: tele-marketeers/cold callers, do u hate them?

That one not so bad ... you remember the one where this guy pretended to be the feds doing a murder investigation and started interrogating the tele-marketer?

But here the thing ... what if one day, we end up in that position ... having to work as tele-marketers? No doubt, some of the better-off ones may think 'Noooo, I will NEVER work as a ____________' but you never know what fate holds in store for you ...

Oh, there is one thing much worse than a deaf tele-marketer; one that knows nuts even if you're interested in the product they're promoting! By co-incidence, they're usually also the deaf ones that really do not hear your questions about the product.

Re: tele-marketeers/cold callers, do u hate them?

Originally Posted by Dream Merchant

That one not so bad ... you remember the one where this guy pretended to be the feds doing a murder investigation and started interrogating the tele-marketer?

But here the thing ... what if one day, we end up in that position ... having to work as tele-marketers? No doubt, some of the better-off ones may think 'Noooo, I will NEVER work as a ____________' but you never know what fate holds in store for you ...

Oh, there is one thing much worse than a deaf tele-marketer; one that knows nuts even if you're interested in the product they're promoting! By co-incidence, they're usually also the deaf ones that really do not hear your questions about the product.

eh my mom good leh, can talk until like friends, invite them over, sign on package, lol...

the problem with me not wasting time with promoters is sometimes i know more than the promoters...

like the recent sitex... there is this student at philips, promo like promoting his bad luck and such... so i told him, can you sell your product to me, make me wanna buy? then he can't, so i moved on...

Re: tele-marketeers/cold callers, do u hate them?

Originally Posted by denniskee

i agree with dm, but sometimes, they called at wrong timing, so get abit irritated by them.

its a honest job, not a very pleasent one, but one has to eat.

Yup...I believe they have mileage to clock too.....so normally I'll let them have a chance to complete their sales talk...it probably took 1 to 2 minutes....then politely say no and most of the time the call will end nicely

Re: tele-marketeers/cold callers, do u hate them?

Originally Posted by woojacky

ahahaha POWER!

For me I just say not interested and thank them for calling.
They need to make a living too la so be nice to them also

But there's once, some bank promotion thing telemarketer called,
got pretty pissed off cause they are promoting some gold card thing
and i say "sorry my annual doesn't meet the requirement" he just
continue to talk and talk talk talk .... i actually had to say the same
thing 3 times before he got it and said "oh your annual income doesn't
meet?" and i said "yes. that's what i've been telling you 3 times already"
sometimes they really have to listen instead of just blabbering away.

Sometimes the telemarketer talks so fast like a tape recorder I seriously can't make out a word she's saying.

Re: tele-marketeers/cold callers, do u hate them?

Dont hate them as I used to cold call during my early days as sales person. They have heard "Not interested" way too many times.

I just politely tell them now they called me at a wrong time (99% true) and requested them to call me back at a specific time which I am very certain I will not be in to answer or ask my colleague or secretary to filter the call if they really calls back . Mostly took me about 30 sec for them to abort. Rarely you will get a very persistent telemarketer today. They have so many prospect to call. 9 out 10 rarely calls back. They will get the signal. It works for me so far. No screaming, no shouting and my blood pressure stays healthy. Anyone ask me to buy financial product, I just tell them I am from Malaysia, not even PR and will be here for two months or going back next week for good. Better go disturb someone else. So far so good.